Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-06-23

The range men OF the Northwest
and Southwest have been suffering
f,Om many severe trials the past few
wears. Thecauses which have brought
about these hardships have been many,
and among the principal ones are the
following:
1. Badly overstocked ranges.
2. Heavy losses caused by excessive
cold winters and severe drouths.
3. Railway and general labor strikes.
4. The general depression OF trades
and industries all over the world.
3. Ouarantines by all the northern
sections caused by the quack horse
and COW doctors styling themselves
! veterinary surgeons.
q. Glut and demOralized foreign
meat markets. In 1879 and 1850
single export buyers were shipping
from 2OOO to 1000 cattle every week.
Now they only ship from 300 to oO'
cattle, and find no profit in the bus'-
ness. The pleuro-pDeumon'a racket
has been the cause Of all this.
i 7. The heaviest marketing oil beef
cattle ever known in n like period.
&. The railroads running east from
Chicago have increased their rate Az
per cent on live stock and 80 per cent
on dressed beef, making it cost the
nrod,,cer from 81 2j to l 80 per head.
This increase is unjust and unreason-
able and through the medium OF the
Interstate commerce commission, we
hone this extortion will soon be
stopped. ,.,
y. Then the eoleomargarine bill took
off 80 to 80 80 n head more. making
the enormous aggregate of more than
fifteen millions of dollars. and It all
comes out of the producers. To all
; this it may be added that some belieN.
E the dressed beef shippers have had
4 much TO do with bringing ahou, the
g present low prices.
!, With all these har,lships and del're--
q .ions the cattlemen have had about
, all they can bear, and they are natur-
y ally looking for some relief. But now.
: on top OF these unit oward and depre-s-
a ing AGENCIES comes the gigantic mo
!, uopoly called The Cattle Trust Co.
q orranized with "A so-called capital oi
:. twenty five millions OF dollars. Til,
Y principal organizers of this sleek and
Il well covered scheme are "A few cattle
II men and a dressed beef shipper. who
y want to dispos. of their overstoekeo
: ranges and expensive dre>>.-i-bet'
m plant and fixtures at good prices
n. They have now turned them into n
Trust" company. where the. cai
draw hi, salaries for trying to in1uc
other cattlemen to Join the crea
" scheme. by turning over their herd
Y; and taking Trust certificates AT :
81 per cent OF their so-called ? AZ value i
10 payment thereof.
,d This great .'rrust" is going to revt
~ lutionize the cattle trade of the coui
to try and relieve cattlemen cf all thei
70. troubles and cause cattle TO again Sc
M as high as they did in 50 and 's3.
NJ Now, see how they are doing 4
er Since this benevolen: society va
w. organized the price OF beef cattle
re this market has declined 30 cents y,
re hundred. equal to S6 per steer.
,is The Chicago representatives opene
Ia. the campaign on the goth OF la'
,r- month by selling ut auction IN Bosto
he two ears of choice beef at an avera
'ur OF six cents per pound. being from oi
ere cent to one and a quarter cents low
We. than the price OF beef III Boston
h, that dty ii sod in ne customa'
ay way. II is supposed thi, -hrewd re
I'VE fe-elitH'lNe VIII lcitpN Aiit> ''"is'
other Eastern cities aud towns.
these prices We would not want MAJ
OF these Trust certificates even
the prices ut which they are bei
issued. namely: S4oo in certiiicai
: 0" TOR SiOO in value. No doub, all I
cattienen OF tie country will he sol
tied to turn over their herds 20 q
nrk '.Tru>t.
would advise them. before do
his %. howe, xr. To carefully CONSIDER
matter and decide whtther 4 -l-Ar
ave "Tru>t" company can har...s g
Do- business bptter icr them .-..a 2.
can handle II for ;hcul> ><lss>-
.i>e. We think heiier Ii,'t> .c- 'a.;- '7'
sred are not lar dis.lr. s-t -z-- e.
Who keep tls,- at..,s -
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